The following definitions apply to the terms used in Regulation M-A (§§229.1000 through 229.1016), unless specified otherwise:

(a) Associate has the same meaning as in §240.12b-2 of this chapter;

(b) Instruction C means General Instruction C to Schedule 13E-3 (§240.13e-100 of this chapter) and General Instruction C to Schedule TO (§240.14d-100 of this chapter);

(c) Issuer tender offer has the same meaning as in §240.13e-4(a)(2) of this chapter;

(d) Offeror means any person who makes a tender offer or on whose behalf a tender offer is made;

(e) Rule 13e-3 transaction has the same meaning as in §240.13e-3(a)(3) of this chapter;

(f) Subject company means the company or entity whose securities are sought to be acquired in the transaction (e.g., the target), or that is otherwise the subject of the transaction;

(g) Subject securities means the securities or class of securities that are sought to be acquired in the transaction or that are otherwise the subject of the transaction; and

(h) Third-party tender offer means a tender offer that is not an issuer tender offer.